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Forum: The Books
02-02-2004, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,693
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Lobelia
Very true, Roa_Aoife - they really don't have a...Very true, Roa_Aoife - they really don't have a great track record; if they were as wise as they're supposed to be, ME would be in trouble, because their population would be a lot bigger - ever... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-31-2004, 03:13 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 9,722
Posted By
Lobelia
Actually, he did smile once, at Sam, when he came...Actually, he did smile once, at Sam, when he came bursting out of the bushes in FOTR, and he made that comment about how it's impossible to separate them "even when he is summoned to a secret council... |
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Forum: The Books
01-29-2004, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,992
Posted By
Lobelia
Interesting discussion. Has anyone noticed, by...Interesting discussion. Has anyone noticed, by the way, all the references to fire and Gandalf? He speaks of being "a servant of the secret fire", etc. He bears the Ring of Fire and he does fireworks... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-29-2004, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 9,722
Posted By
Lobelia
I find it hard to understand those of you who...I find it hard to understand those of you who think Elrond was "harsh" or "mean" in the movieverse - I agree with the notion of a heartbroken father doing his best for hisl ittle girl - but just go... |
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Forum: The Books
01-25-2004, 01:10 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 11,445
Posted By
Lobelia
It is definitely a case of throwing away a...It is definitely a case of throwing away a treasure at need - but more. If you've read such mediaeval literature as EVERYMAN, you may realise that this quest is, in effect, a journey towards death,... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-22-2004, 05:33 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,143
Posted By
Lobelia
"Merry is...not a man(human)". Quite right! As a..."Merry is...not a man(human)". Quite right! As a matter of fact, in the book (sorry) he stresses this at Isengard, when being introduced to King Theoden as a "man of valour(?)" or some such; he is... |
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Forum: The Books
01-22-2004, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 13,128
Posted By
Lobelia
The Luthien-Beren comparison was pretty obviously...The Luthien-Beren comparison was pretty obviously deliberate on Tolkien's part. Love at first sight does seem common in his fiction, though an aristocratic thing - Sam and Rosie are peasants and have... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-20-2004, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,002
Posted By
Lobelia
That happened in the novel too. Yes, I believe...That happened in the novel too. Yes, I believe the idea was that the blade was supposed to break off and leave a fragment to reach his heart. |
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Forum: The Books
01-11-2004, 02:48 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,682
Posted By
Lobelia
You just have to suspend disbelief. The Shire is...You just have to suspend disbelief. The Shire is pretty much late Victorian England, which Tolkien mentioned at one stage - the Diamond Jubilee, which was when he was born. The hobbits have matches... |
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Forum: The Books
01-11-2004, 02:38 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,654
Posted By
Lobelia
What I have long wondered was ... what *did*...What I have long wondered was ... what *did* happen to Prince Imrahil's ancestress after she so conveniently wandered off? :-) And it *was* convenient to the storyline. Imagine poor Imrahil with... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-07-2004, 04:19 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 12,312
Posted By
Lobelia
Well, one of the students at my high school has...Well, one of the students at my high school has been coming to my library to do her research for a Silmarillion movie she wants to do as her Media Studies project. I don't know if she intends to do... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-07-2004, 03:57 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,633
Posted By
Lobelia
The Mouth gets a mention in the Weapons Guide, so...The Mouth gets a mention in the Weapons Guide, so he should be there in the extended version. I believe the role is being played by Bruce Spence, an Australian actor best known for his comedy (you... |
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Forum: The Books
01-04-2004, 02:44 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,924
Posted By
Lobelia
Hi. I actually started a thread on this topic...Hi. I actually started a thread on this topic some time ago, so obviously I'm not the only one who has thought of it. I still think Gimli is the *logical* Ringbearer, and I am not so sure he... |
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Forum: The Books
01-04-2004, 02:26 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,346
Posted By
Lobelia
Well, Gandalf had enough of a body to die,...Well, Gandalf had enough of a body to die, anyway, even if he did get sent back. And he was physical enough to enjoy a good smoke and feel the need for his nicotine fix at the end of a long hard day.... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-04-2004, 02:15 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 8,836
Posted By
Lobelia
Funnily enough, Peonydeepdelver, Beregond was...Funnily enough, Peonydeepdelver, Beregond was there in an early cast list I saw on the Net, with Nick Nolte to play him, though with a question mark next to the name. Maybe they re-wrote the script.... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-03-2004, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 12,656
Posted By
Lobelia
The Houses of Healing scene was definitely shot -...The Houses of Healing scene was definitely shot - there's even a photo, in the Photo Guide, of Aragorn healing Faramir, with Ioreth standing nearby, so presumably Merry and Eowyn will be there too,... |
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Forum: The Books
01-03-2004, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,766
Posted By
Lobelia
Numenor sank, remember? :-) So it's not Ireland....Numenor sank, remember? :-) So it's not Ireland. In fact, it's meant to be Atlantis - Tolkien said so. So the Dunedain are Atlantean by descent. As for fair-haired Elves, I think it's only... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-01-2004, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,077
Posted By
Lobelia
Good point, Child. In the book, Frodo may *look*...Good point, Child. In the book, Frodo may *look* like a young hobbit just out of his tweens, but he thinks like a fifty-year-old - he has more life experience than the others. I don't think it was... |
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Forum: The Books
01-01-2004, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 8,176
Posted By
Lobelia
I remember vaguely a reference to it in Tolkien's...I remember vaguely a reference to it in Tolkien's letters somewhere and he abandoned it because it seemed pretty depressing to think of what the world would be like - people would have started to... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-31-2003, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 7,130
Posted By
Lobelia
Well, Sean Bean is in TROY as Odysseus, isn't he?...Well, Sean Bean is in TROY as Odysseus, isn't he? He clearly won't be getting killed in that (not the star, but presumably amajor character).:-)<P>Sorry,that was off-topic... David Wenham did well... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
12-29-2003, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 48,337
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Lobelia
If we regard THE HOBBIT as part of canon - and...If we regard THE HOBBIT as part of canon - and JRR did go back and re-write to make sure it was - the orcs/goblins did seem to have their own cities and rulers less than a century before the events... |
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Forum: The Books
12-24-2003, 12:38 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 8,047
Posted By
Lobelia
Okay, so we're all agreed that Elfhelm, at least,...Okay, so we're all agreed that Elfhelm, at least, knew perfectly well who "Dernhelm" was - well, he had to, didn't he? :-) He wouldn't pay much attention to a new young Rider who came up and asked... |
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Forum: The Books
12-23-2003, 04:15 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 8,047
Posted By
Lobelia
Eowyn's "disguise" - who was fooled by it?Who thinks, as I do, that Eowyn's presence among the Riders was not much of a secret? Theoden didn't know, of course, or Eomer, because they were up front and not expecting her there, but reading... |
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Forum: The Books
08-16-2003, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 8,978
Posted By
Lobelia
Are we now talking about technology in general or...Are we now talking about technology in general or *only* military? For the Elves, they are, indeed, conservative, one of the things Tolkien himself criticised in his letters - Galadriel's Ring, for... |
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Forum: The Books
07-03-2003, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,064
Posted By
Lobelia
What a wonderful post! I envy those who...What a wonderful post! I envy those who discovered the book early, but I didn't. I bought the three-volume Allen and Unwin edition when I was at university, just out of curiosity, but at the time, my... |
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